Disaffection and agentic engagement : ‘Redesigning’ activities to enable authentic self-expression
(2020) In Language Teaching Research 24(4). p.456-475- Abstract
- Demotivation (Dörnyei & Ushioda, 2011) and non-participation (Norton, 2001) characterise negative responses to classroom practice of a generally chronic nature. In this article, focus is directed to negativity that emerges within the context of a particular language developing activity, and which can be understood as a situated response to the activity's demands. In conceptualizing negative responses at the activity level, disaffection – the negative face of engagement – is a construct of central importance. Drawing on data from a large-scale ethnographic project in secondary English classrooms in Sweden, in this exploratory case study disaffection (Skinner, 2016) is examined in the context of two language developing activities.... (More)
- Demotivation (Dörnyei & Ushioda, 2011) and non-participation (Norton, 2001) characterise negative responses to classroom practice of a generally chronic nature. In this article, focus is directed to negativity that emerges within the context of a particular language developing activity, and which can be understood as a situated response to the activity's demands. In conceptualizing negative responses at the activity level, disaffection – the negative face of engagement – is a construct of central importance. Drawing on data from a large-scale ethnographic project in secondary English classrooms in Sweden, in this exploratory case study disaffection (Skinner, 2016) is examined in the context of two language developing activities. Analyses reveal that disaffection can transform into active engagement, and that when called upon to perform an inauthentic identity, students can 'redesign' activities in ways that enable them to act authentically. (Less)
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- Language studies, classroom, English language, Specific Languages, Studier av enskilda språk
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number = {{4}},
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publisher = {{SAGE Publications}},
series = {{Language Teaching Research}},
title = {{Disaffection and agentic engagement : ‘Redesigning’ activities to enable authentic self-expression}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362168818795976}},
doi = {{10.1177/1362168818795976}},
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